The creator of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, is already teasing some large motion scenes that includes Ares in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. After the unique Percy Jackson films didn’t be a correct adaptation of the books, Disney+ determined to greenlight an adaptation of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief as a live-action TV present. With Riordan current on-set to assist make sure that the difference is as book-accurate as potential, the manufacturing appears devoted to portraying a world aligned along with his imaginative and prescient and the general narrative of the books.
In a latest submit on Mastodon, Riordan teased the majesty of a struggle in Percy Jackson and the Olympians that options the long-lasting god Ares. Check out his submit under:
As one of many twelve Olympian gods, Ares is an exceptionally highly effective determine with many loyal youngsters residing in Camp Half-Blood. While he’ll initially seem like simply one other Olympian, he’ll play an enormous half within the story of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The Ares actor is already teasing his position as the non-public antagonist for Percy, Annabeth, and Grover, as they’re on their quest to reclaim Zeus’ Lightning Bolt. With his pursuits aligned with the true thief, the sadistic god seeks solely to trigger extra chaos within the narrative, which makes him a extreme risk to Percy’s security.
Unlike the unique Percy Jackson film, Percy Jackson and the Olympians encompasses a a lot youthful solid. Walter Scobell (The Adam Project) is about to star as Percy, Leah Jeffries (Beast) will play Annabeth, and Aryan Simhadri (Cheaper by the Dozen) might be enjoying Grover. While Logan Lerman cannot return to Percy Jackson, as he has already identified that he’s each too previous to play Percy and too younger to play Poseidon, the solid makes up for it by together with star-studded actors Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), Timothy Omundson (Starship Troopers), Jessica Parker Kennedy (The Flash), and Jason Mantzoukas (The Lego Batman Movie).